way off up in northland>

his hand to his eyes,

in his door stood santa claus

scanning the skies;

he saw mother snowbank

go off in a huff,

and he knew where the snowflakes

were well enough;

for he shook his head,

and he laughed "ho, ho, ho!

tell me of a christmas

without any snow,

it's time i was getting

things ready to go!"